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pantalon
trousers (a pair of pants) /pantaˈlon/
noun#1203 most common
Also: pants, slacks, pair of pants
Example sentences
Acesta este pantalonul meu.
This is my pair of trousers.
Ea poartă un pantalon negru.
She is wearing a pair of black trousers.
Trebuie să cumpăr un pantalon nou pentru interviu.
I need to buy a new pair of trousers for the interview.
Pantalonul lui era rupt la genunchi după ce a căzut de pe bicicletă.
His trousers were torn at the knee after he fell off his bike.
Croitorul a ajustat pantalonul astfel încât să cadă perfect pe talie.
The tailor adjusted the trousers so they would fit perfectly at the waist.
Deși pantalonul de flanelă părea demodat, a redevenit brusc la modă în rândul tinerilor boemi.
Although the flannel trousers seemed old-fashioned, they suddenly became fashionable again among bohemian young people.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | pantalonul | pantalonii |
| Genitive | pantalonului | pantalonilor |
| Accusative | pantalonul | pantalonii |
| Vocative | pantalonule | pantalonilor |
Word family
pantalonitrousers (the everyday plural form Romanians normally use)
pantalonașsmall trousers, a diminutive, often for a child
pantaloni scurțishorts
pantaloni de treningtracksuit bottoms, sweatpants
Etymology
Romanian borrowed "pantalon" from French "pantalon" in the nineteenth century, during a period when Romanian absorbed many French words as the country modernized. French "pantalon" comes from Italian "pantaloni", the name of Pantalone, a stock character in the commedia dell'arte, a Venetian merchant traditionally shown in tight trousers. The character's name goes back to the personal name Pantaleone, a Venetian saint's name. Over time the word shifted from naming the character to naming the garment he wore.
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